Portland
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Portland has many meanings.
It is the name of numerous cities, the largest of which is Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The name originated[citation needed] with the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, United Kingdom. It applies to people, buildings, passenger trains, ships and sports teams. It also applies to some more general topics.
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[edit] Cities and towns (by country)
In Australia:
- Portland, New South Wales, a small town with a cement works
- Portland, Victoria, a small regional city and port of 12,000 people
In Canada:
- Portland Canal, inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia
- Portland, Ontario, a small town north of Kingston
In Hong Kong:
- Portland Street, arguably the most famous red light district in Hong Kong
In Jamaica:
- Portland, Jamaica, parish, located on Jamaica's north-east coast
In New Zealand:
- Portland, Northland, a small town south of Whangarei
- Portland Island, a small island off the Mahia Peninsula
In the United Kingdom:
- Isle of Portland, an island in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset
In the United States:
- Portland, Arkansas, a city of 552
- Portland, Colorado, a defunct city
- Portland, Connecticut, a city of 8,732
- Portland, Illinois, a city (now known as Blue Island) of 23,463
- Portland, Indiana, a city of 6,437
- Portland, Louisville, Kentucky, a neighborhood and former town in Louisville, Kentucky
- Portland, Maine, a city of 64,249
- Portland, Michigan, a city of 3,789
- Portland, New York, a city of 5,502
- Portland, North Dakota, a city of 604
- Portland, Ohio, a city
- Portland, Oregon, a city of 537,081 (2006)
- Portland, Pennsylvania, a city of 579
- Portland, Tennessee, a city of 8,458
- Portland, Texas, a city of about 15,000
- Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin, a city of 1,106
- Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a city of 686
- New Portland, Maine, a city of 782
- South Portland, Maine, a city of 23,324 adjoining Portland, Maine
- Portland Island A fictional island in Liberty City in the game Grand Theft Auto III
[edit] People
- The Earl of Portland
- Most notably, William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (between 1689 and 1709)
- The Duke of Portland
- Portland Bill, a children's television character
- A somewhat common surname of people from the British Isles as well as an anglicised version of unrelated names from other places, such as the Tyrolean name Portolan
[edit] Ships
- SS Portland, a commercial vessel
- HMS Portland, British Navy ship
- USS Portland, United States Navy ship
- Portland, a 1947 sternwheel tugboat
[edit] Sports teams
- Portland Trail Blazers, NBA basketball team based in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Winter Hawks, WHL hockey team based in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Beavers, PCL minor league baseball team based in Portland, Oregon
- Portland LumberJax, NLL lacrosse team based in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Timbers, USL soccer team based in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Sea Dogs, EL minor league baseball team based in Portland, Maine
- Portland Pirates, AHL minor league hockey team based in Portland, Maine
- Portland San Antonio, Spanish ASOBAL handball team based on Pamplona, Spain.
- Portland old boys, Bristol Downs League football team in Bristol, England
[edit] See also
- Portland Project
- Portland (sheep)
- Grand Theft Auto III, a videogame with a location named Portland in its fictional Liberty City
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